Worried by the death of 30 miners, the Nigerian Senate has asked the Committee on Solid Minerals to investigate the cause of a rockslide in Farin Doki community, Shiroro Local Government of Niger.
Recall that the rockslide buried 30 informal miners alive in a gold mining site in Niger State.
Following the adoption of a motion at plenary on Thursday in Abuja on an “urgent need to address the incident of the rockslide”, the Senate mandated the Committee to carry out a thorough investigation as to what caused the mishap.
The motion was sponsored by Mohammed Sani (APC-Niger East), who recalled that on June 3, a rockslide occurred at an open pit gold mine, resulting in 30 local informal miners being buried alive in the Farin Doki Community.